I should be able to run a 5K, shouldn’t I???
My industrious wife formed a team to walk in the Komen Race for the Cure in Houston October 6. The team name is “Komen Get It”….catchy, eh? Somehow (as usually happens) I got talked...
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bookrev: Here, There & Everywhere by Chris Roberson
Enjoyable trips through history, the multi-verse and a woman’s mind After reading several history and general fiction books (mostly due to commitments to read ARCs), I was desperate to get back to the escapism...
Wiki-washers and grave-Digg-ers
By day, I masquerade as someone who knows a thing or two about digital security and identity. So when my friend and collegue Charles mentioned wikiscanner to me, my split personality showed: one side...
Congrats and best of luck to Wushu Kung-Fu Fed team
The team from the school where I take Taichi, Wushu Kung-Fu Federation, won the team trophy at the recent combined Houston International Martial Arts Championship and USAWKF National Championships. I’ve seen the trophy, but...
Drinking at Nasa, Ted Kennedy, blogging 79-year-olds and our future in space
I live near Houston, and anything to do with NASA makes the headlines here (when there are no hurricanes or Enrons to distract us). My father used to chase Apollo rocket stages down in...
bookrev: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Ulitmate Kudos: An exciting ending to a classic series Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is an excellent end to an extraordinary series. Picking up with the search for the Horcruxes that Voldemort locked...
bookrev: The Takers by R.W. Ridley
5 stars: Fast-paced ride in a new YA Horror series; winner of the 2006 IPPY for Horror We killed the retarded boy. He took his own life, but we killed him just the same....
bookrev: Dragons of the Highlord Skies by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
The Lost Chronicles, Volume II Great fantasy, great continuation after reading the first volume Dragons of the Highlord Skies is a great fantasy novel; as my friend Jen commented on my review of the...
Every family has a Harry Potter story…
The Internet is teeming this week with stories of Harry Potter spoilers, Harry Potter predictions, even claims that Harry Potter has not influenced literacy (a claim eloquently refuted by my friend Paul Levinson). While...
my book at The Bleep Store
My novel, Dusk Before the Dawn, is now available at The Bleep Store. The Bleep Store is brought to you by the same folks who produced the classic movie, What the Bleep Do We...